# utility-pm-critic

Runs adversarial review on a PM artifact through the pm-critic sub-agent. Findings come graded P0/P1/P2/P3 with a concrete fix for each one.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 631 installs · ★ 763
- Author: product-on-purpose
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/utility-pm-critic/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/utility-pm-critic

## What it does

The skill takes a PM artifact and puts it through the `pm-critic` sub-agent. You get a list of findings graded P0/P1/P2/P3, each with a concrete fix suggestion. The output closes with a machine-readable `## Status` YAML block, so the next step in a pipeline can pick it up.

It works as a dispatch wrapper. On Claude the skill calls `@agent-pm-skills:pm-critic` and hands over the artifact path. On other clients — Codex, Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI — the sub-agent cannot load natively, so the skill reads `agents/pm-critic.md`, runs its system prompt as the operating instructions for the turn, then pulls the standards docs for that artifact type.

That read-and-execute-inline pattern is where it can break. It needs a client that reads a file by path, treats the content as instructions, and loads referenced docs at invocation time. If any of those is unreliable on your client, the dispatch fails. As of v2.16.0 the skill is marked PRODUCTION on Claude and Codex CLI, and EXPERIMENTAL on Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot CLI and Gemini CLI — worth testing on your own setup before wiring it into a workflow.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add product-on-purpose/pm-skills --skill utility-pm-critic -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/utility-pm-critic/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/utility-pm-critic/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add product-on-purpose/pm-skills --skill utility-pm-critic -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/utility-pm-critic/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add product-on-purpose/pm-skills --skill utility-pm-critic -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/utility-pm-critic/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install product-on-purpose/pm-skills utility-pm-critic
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/utility-pm-critic/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add product-on-purpose/pm-skills --skill utility-pm-critic -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills --path skills/utility-pm-critic
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/utility-pm-critic/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add product-on-purpose/pm-skills --skill utility-pm-critic -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/utility-pm-critic/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- stress-test a PRD before it goes to the team
- spot weak wording in an OKR set
- check a persona or lean canvas for gaps
- get a concrete fix per finding instead of a vague comment
- run the review in Codex or Cursor, where the sub-agent is not natively available

## Example prompts
- Review `docs/prd-checkout.md` with utility-pm-critic and list the findings by priority
- Run an adversarial review on the OKR set from the latest artifact in this session
- Critique the persona in `personas/enterprise-buyer.md` and give a fix for each finding

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: utility-pm-critic
description: Run adversarial review on a PM artifact via the pm-critic sub-agent. Returns findings graded P0/P1/P2/P3 with a concrete fix suggestion per finding and a machine-readable status block. Use after producing a PRD, meeting recap, OKR set, persona, or any PM artifact you want stress-tested before it ships.
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  classification: utility
  version: "1.0.1"
  updated: 2026-06-10
  category: review
  frameworks: [triple-diamond]
  author: product-on-purpose
---
<!-- PM-Skills | https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills | Apache 2.0 -->
# PM Critic (Dispatch Skill)

This skill is a cross-client dispatch wrapper for the `pm-critic` sub-agent. It exists so that users on non-Claude clients can run adversarial review with the same intent as Claude Code users, without depending on native plugin sub-agent infrastructure.

Per master plan D11 (amended) + D30, sub-agents are a Claude Code plugin feature. Non-Claude clients (Codex CLI, Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot, Gemini CLI) cannot natively load `agents/pm-critic.md`. This skill bridges the gap.

## When to Use

- You want adversarial review of a PM artifact (PRD, OKR set, persona, lean canvas, meeting recap, interview synthesis, problem statement, hypothesis, edge case catalog, retrospective, etc.)
- You are running on a non-Claude AI client and the `pm-critic` sub-agent is not natively available
- You are running on Claude Code and prefer skill-invocation semantics over sub-agent semantics (e.g., for consistency across a multi-step workflow that mixes skills and sub-agent intents)

## When NOT to Use

- You want a structural lint / repo-level audit -> use `utility-pm-skill-auditor` (audits skills + repo state) instead
- You want to author an artifact (this skill only reviews) -> use the appropriate phase skill (deliver-prd, foundation-okr-writer, etc.)
- You want code review -> use a code-review-specific tool (this skill is for PM artifacts)
- You want to enforce style rules like em-dash sweep -> that is `pm-release-conductor`'s G0 gate, not this skill

## Instructions

**Runtime detection step.** Determine which AI client is invoking this skill.

### If you are running in Claude Code with the pm-skills plugin installed
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